Terms

Results are the outcome of a public vote — an opinion poll, not an inspection or a review. A restaurant winning means more people voted for it than the other one on the day. It is not a statement of fact about food quality, hygiene or safety, and shouldn't be read as one.

One vote per person per matchup. Please don't:

• Create multiple accounts, or clear cookies, to vote more than once.
• Use scripts or bots.
• Pay for votes, or offer anything in exchange for them.

We remove votes we believe are fake, and may exclude an entrant whose votes have been manipulated. Restaurants asking their own customers to vote is entirely fine — that's the point.

Anyone can nominate a restaurant. Nominating one doesn't put it in a bracket: we choose the line-up from the most-nominated places and ask each one first. Only those who agree take part.

Don't submit anything abusive, or the name of somewhere that isn't a real food business. We remove submissions that break this.

Listings come from open public data. You can ask to be removed from the directory, to decline an invitation to a bracket, or to withdraw from one that's running — email hello@restaurantversus.co.uk and we'll sort it. We don't charge to be listed, to take part, or to win, and no payment will ever change a result.

You're responsible for keeping your password to yourself. Tell us if you think someone else is using your account. We may suspend accounts used to break these terms.

This is a small independent project. It may be unavailable at times, contain mistakes, or change. Restaurant details come from third-party open data and may be out of date — check with the restaurant before travelling.

These terms may change; the date at the top shows when they last did. Questions go to hello@restaurantversus.co.uk. They're governed by the law of England and Wales.